Amid Coronavirus pandemic, Sabarimala opens for Lord Ayyappa darshan
4 years, 10 months ago

Amid Coronavirus pandemic, Sabarimala opens for Lord Ayyappa darshan

India TV News  

Amid coronavirus scare, the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here opened for monthly poojas on Friday evening. Devotees were informed about the coronavirus scare following which some decided not to proceed further, while some others wanted to offer prayers at the shrine, police said. The state government and Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the hill shrine, have urged devotees not to visit the temple in the backdrop of the COVID-19. But it is our appeal to them to desist from visiting the shrine due to the present circumstances," TDB president N Vasu recently said.

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Kerala police's plan to handle up to 1 lakh devotees daily at Sabarimala temple
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kerala police's plan to handle up to 1 lakh devotees daily at Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala police stated on Saturday that they have made arrangements to handle a rush of up to 1 lakh devotees for the opening of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple for this year’s Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage, reported news agency PTI. Devotees offer prayers at the onset of a holy month ahead of their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine Chief police coordinator …

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year ago

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

Pathanamthitta, December 17 : A large number of devotees visited and offered prayers before Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta on Sunday. Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy also wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. The Union Minister …

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year

Deccan Chronicle  

Sabarimala: The famous Lord Ayyappa Temple here witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Wednesday as it was opened for special pujas and rituals to mark the beginning of the auspicious Malayalam month of Chingam. The officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body which manages the temple, here said thousands of people thronged the hill shrine since early …

Sabarimala Temple Reopens for Pilgrims With Covid Norms; No Spot Booking Due to Rains in Kerala
3 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala Temple Reopens for Pilgrims With Covid Norms; No Spot Booking Due to Rains in Kerala

News 18  

The Sabarimala temple in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district reopened its doors from Monday for the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival, which will last for two months. The pilgrimage will be held strictly adhering to Covid-19 protocol with authorities insisting that two doses covid vaccination certificate or RT-PCR negative certificate taken within 72 hours is mandatory for visiting the hill shrine. State police chief Anil …

Covid surge: Places of worship to remain shut in Maharashtra's Nanded till March 31
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid surge: Places of worship to remain shut in Maharashtra's Nanded till March 31

India Today  

In view of the rise in coronavirus cases, the administration in Maharashtra's Nanded district on Thursday announced that all places of worship will remain shut till March 31, a district official said. Nanded collector Dr Vipin Itankar passed orders to shut places of worship till March 31, he said, adding that only concerned authorities will be permitted to perform daily …

Sabarimala to Receive More Devotees Now as Kerala Govt Allows 2,000 Pilgrims on Weekdays
4 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala to Receive More Devotees Now as Kerala Govt Allows 2,000 Pilgrims on Weekdays

News 18  

The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala’s Sabarimala, opened for the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, is all set to receive more pilgrims now with the Kerala government deciding to allow more devotees for darshan by adhering to Covid-19 protocols. As per the new decision, a maximum of 2000 devotees would be allowed to have darshan at the hill temple on …

Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens, Devotees to Be Allowed from November 16
4 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala: Lord Ayyappa Temple Opens, Devotees to Be Allowed from November 16

News 18  

The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here opened on Sunday evening for the annual two-month long Mandala-Makaravillakku season, adhering to strict COVID-19 protocol. According to Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the hill shrine, about 85,000 devotees would be offering prayers during this pilgrim season. The health department has also made arrangements for antigen tests in various centres including all bus …

Coronavirus | Places of worship in Maharashtra to reopen from November 16: Uddhav Thackeray
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | Places of worship in Maharashtra to reopen from November 16: Uddhav Thackeray

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in a statement on Saturday said places of religious worship across the State, which were shut since the COVID-19 lockdown in March, will reopen from November 16. “Just like discipline and restraint were observed while celebrating Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi,Navratri and Pandharpur wari, followers of other faiths also celebrated festivals like Eid, Mount Mary festival by …

Sabarimala temple to be closed today, two devotees tested COVID-19 positive
4 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala temple to be closed today, two devotees tested COVID-19 positive

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI, OCT 21 : The hill shrine of Sabarimala Ayyappa temple will be closed today evening after completing the five day monthly poojas. COVID-19 negative certificate was made mandatory to enter the shrine and those devotees coming without a negative certificate had to do an antigen test at Nilakkal pilgrim centre before entering the Sannidhanam. Meanwhile, two devotees who came …

Coronavirus | Only 250 devotees daily at Sabarimala
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus | Only 250 devotees daily at Sabarimala

The Hindu  

A maximum of 250 devotees will be allowed daily at the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala when the temple opens for the five-day pujas in the Malayalam month of Thulam on October 16. A meeting chaired by Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran here on Friday decided to allow the first 250 who register on the virtual queue portal daily to visit the …

Coronavirus: No devotees will be allowed into Sabarimala temple for 10-day annual fest from March 29
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: No devotees will be allowed into Sabarimala temple for 10-day annual fest from March 29

India TV News  

The Kerala government on Friday decided not to allow pilgrims to the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district for the annual festival beginning on March 29 to check the coronavirus spread. The Guruvayur Lord Krishna temple at Thrissur will remain closed for devotees from March 21 until further notice, officials said. "The decision was taken after the district …

Tamil Nadu Lord Ayyappa devotee dies on way to Sabarimala
5 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu Lord Ayyappa devotee dies on way to Sabarimala

India TV News  

A 29-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Tamil Nadu, who was on his way to the Lord Ayyappa temple here for darshan, died due to suspected heart attack on Tuesday morning, police said. He developed uneasiness while trekking Neelimala, one of the sacred hills to reach the forest shrine, and was declared brought dead at the Sannidhanam hospital here, they said. Meanwhile, …

Lord Ayyappa Devotees brave rain to offer prayers at Sabarimala
5 years, 1 month ago

Lord Ayyappa Devotees brave rain to offer prayers at Sabarimala

India TV News  

Braving rains, thousands of devotees offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple here on Sunday, the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala- Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season. Though the apex court did not stay its earlier order allowing entry of women in the Lord Ayyappa temple, at least 10 women, part of a 30-member group from Andhra Pradesh were sent …

Sabarimala protests: Calm returns to Lord Ayyappa shrine on second day of pilgrimage amid tight security
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala protests: Calm returns to Lord Ayyappa shrine on second day of pilgrimage amid tight security

Firstpost  

Though the devotees at Sabarimala temple were relieved to get more time for darshan due to less crowd, many were unhappy at not being allowed to spend some more time at the sannidhanam - temple complex. Sabarimala: A calm atmosphere at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala marked the second day of the two month-long annual pilgrimage season, even as …

Sabarimala row: Kerala on boil, BJP observes 'protest day' against arrest of party leader K Surendran, govt creating terror-like situation in state, accuses Congress
6 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Kerala on boil, BJP observes 'protest day' against arrest of party leader K Surendran, govt creating terror-like situation in state, accuses Congress

India TV News  

BJP workers in Kerala blocked highways on Sunday to protest the arrest of party general secretary K Surendran, who was taken into 14-day judicial custody on Saturday while on his way to the Lord Ayappa shrine. Addressing workers at Thiruvananthapuram, BJP leader M S Kumar said police had so far not succeeded in bringing even a single young woman to …

Sabarimala row: Day before Lord Ayyappa pilgrimage, royal family, tantris demand review petition in SC
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala row: Day before Lord Ayyappa pilgrimage, royal family, tantris demand review petition in SC

Firstpost  

A day before the Lord Ayyappa temple is thrown open to pilgrims for monthly ritual, tension looms large at Nilakkal — the main gateway to Sabarimala — as devotees on Tuesday stopped vehicles and prevented women of the “banned” age group from trekking to the holy hill. Kandararu Maheshwararu Tantri, chief priest of Sabarimala temple said that there would be …

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